Ok, so where does the name Edgar come into play?
The
Edgar cut, otherwise known as the
Edgar or the
Edgar haircut, is a
hairstyle often associated with
Latino culture. In the 2010s and 2020s, the haircut became popular with members of
Generation Z and
Millennials. The haircut first became popular in
US border states in the
Southwest, such as
Texas,
New Mexico,
Arizona, and
California. The haircut has been compared to a
bowl cut, a similar haircut with a straight fringe.
The Edgar hairstyle is usually characterized as the front hair having straight fringes, or
bangs, along with the sides tapered. The hairstyle can be worn with any hair texture, including more wavy and curly hair. The Edgar hairstyle is most prominent among young
Latinos.
The origin for the name Edgar is unconfirmed, although it is often misattributed to having been named after former
Seattle Mariners baseball player
Edgar Martínez in early 2019.
The hairstyle is associated with the
Mexican Takuache
aesthetic, often also called the Takuache haircut. The hairstyle has been found to have similarities to the hairstyles of Indigenous tribes such as the
Jumano. The haircut is
slangily called the "cuh" in the
Rio Grande Valley of Texas, after the song
Cuh 956 by Dagobeat.
The Edgar hairstyle has been met with a mixed reception. A
professor at the
University of Texas at El Paso noted in 2023 that the teen popularity of the styles makes it "a really big marker of this generation", whereas a barber from
Corpus Christi, Texas, called the hairstyle "not a favorite amongst parents". Some have associated the haircut with "
gangster culture". In one instance, a restaurant owner in
San Antonio, Texas, banned the Edgar due to this association.
The haircut was banned in
El Salvador public schools in August 2025 following a directive issued by education minister
Karla Trigueros.
